James Hall was 30 when he was found fatally shot inside an apartment building on Keer Avenue in Newark on October 8, 2021. Emergency medical services responded and he was pronounced dead at 5:25 p.m. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark Police detectives opened an investigation and asked the public for confidential tips to identify whoever fired the shots.

No arrests have been publicly announced and authorities have not released a motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting. The case remains an active and open homicide investigation.

If anyone has information about James Hall, his movements that afternoon, or the events at the Keer Avenue building, please come forward and share what is known.